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1024721

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Aiding and Abetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) adequacy of the law of joint enterprise and (b) implications for his policies of the Supreme Court decision in R v Jogee 2016.
tabling member constituency	Huddersfield
tabling member printed	Mr Barry Sheerman
uin	202045
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not believe that any changes to the law on joint enterprise are currently needed but intend to keep the matter under review.</p><p> </p><p>The law on joint enterprise is not set out in statute but is a common law doctrine. The Supreme Court judgment in <em>R v Jogee</em> amended a specific narrow element of the law in this area and did not call for Parliament to legislate.</p><p> </p><p>It is for our independent courts to interpret the law, as laid down by the Supreme Court. The Crown Prosecution Service has amended its guidance on secondary liability for prosecutors in line with the <em>Jogee</em> judgment and that guidance, published in May this year, aims to provide a clear direction for prosecutors in this area of law.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 21/12/2018 14:28:52 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	411 label Biography information for Mr Barry Sheerman

1024756

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Death
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners died within 48 hours of release in (a) 2010, (b) 2017 and (c) 2018.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	202114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/12/2018 answer text <p>The numbers of prisoners who were reported to have died within two days of release are given in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>2010/11</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016/17</strong></p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017/18</strong></p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We have supplied figures for financial years because that is the basis on which deaths of offenders under supervision in the community are reported centrally to Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service.</p><p>The person submitting a report may not know the exact time of release and/or of death, so it is impossible to say whether an offender’s death was within exactly 48 hours of release. Instead, the table lists deaths believed to have occurred on the day of release or either of the two days following that. In addition, the release date was omitted from some reports of deaths of offenders under supervision, and in those cases we are unable to estimate the time since release.</p><p> </p><p>HMPPS collects data only about the deaths of offenders who are under probation supervision in the community. Because of this, our data excludes the following groups of released prisoners:</p><ul><li><p>offenders who were not supervised on release. This applies only to 2010/11, which was before the Offender Rehabilitation Act extended post-release supervision to all offenders;</p></li><li><p>remand prisoners released on bail, or after being acquitted, or after being convicted but receiving a non-custodial sentence;</p></li><li><p>immigration detainees; and</p></li><li><p>any civil prisoners, such as those imprisoned for contempt of court.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The NPS and CRCs work closely with other agencies to support offenders in the community. When an offender being supervised by Probation dies, the Probation provider must examine the circumstances of the death and identify areas to improve practice. While we work extremely closely with each offender before and after release to help them find the support they need, we do not have sole responsibility for caring for them. We are clear, however, that they should receive the same level of care as other members of the public.</p><p> </p></li></ul><p>We are considering whether this reporting requirement could be strengthened, particularly to improve the sharing of learning nationally.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 20/12/2018 16:01:18 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1024763

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Private Sector
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether all new-build prisons due to be run by the private sector will have minimum staffing levels specified prior to any tendering process.
tabling member constituency	Leeds East
tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
uin	202121
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the Written Ministerial Statement issued by my Honourable friend Rory Stewart on 29 November, this Government remains committed to a role for the private sector in operating custodial services. The Prison Operator Services framework competition launched on 6 December seeks to build on the innovation and different ways of working that the private sector has previously introduced to the system. The sector has an important role to play, and currently runs some high-performing prisons, in the delivery of an estate which is both decent and secure.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice does not mandate staffing numbers in privately operated prisons. It is the responsibility of the contractor to determine and maintain the number of staff necessary to discharge the requirements of the contract and ensure that staff are sufficiently trained to undertake their duties.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the competition process we will undertake rigorous operational and financial assessments of bids put forward, including staffing commitments. The performance of all providers is, and will continue to be, robustly managed and contracts for the operation of new prisons will not be awarded unless bids meet quality and value for money thresholds.</p> answering member constituency South West Hertfordshire answering member printed Mr David Gauke question first answered 21/12/2018 14:31:25 answering member 1529 label Biography information for Mr David Gauke
tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1024765

registered interest
date	13/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisoners: Rehabilitation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the oral contribution of the Minister for Prisons of 13 November 2018, Official Report, column 171, how many prisoners have been referred to employment or education since 1 April 2018.
tabling member constituency	Bradford East
tabling member printed	Imran Hussain
uin	202123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 18/12/2018 17:56:01 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	4394 label Biography information for Imran Hussain

1023910

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Chief Scientific Advisers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many meetings he had with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 September and 30 November 2018.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	201596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The responsibilities of a Chief Scientific Advisor are performed by the Director of Analysis in the Ministry of Justice. The Director of Analysis attended meetings with the Secretary of State on two occasions between 1 September and 30 November 2018.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 17/12/2018 17:52:13 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1023951

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: East Riding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what alternative locations his Department considered before the decision was taken to build a new Category C prison at Full Sutton.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	201583
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The department remains committed to previously announced plans, subject to planning approvals, value for money and affordability, to build six category C modern prisons including on the sites of former prisons at Wellingborough and Glen Parva, on land adjacent to HMP Full Sutton, a new site in South Wales, and the redevelopment of existing prisons at Hindey and Rochester. The new prisons will all provide modern, fit for purpose category C accommodation and are planned to be built in locations where the department has identified the greatest need for this type of capacity.</p><p> </p><p>The MoJ began its assessment of options for delivering new prisons through the Prison Estate Transformation Programme (PETP) in 2016 which focused on MoJ owned sites that had the potential to accommodate new custodial space and could deliver on the objectives of the PETP including meeting demand. In addition, the department wrote to local authorities across England and Wales resulting in the identification of 39 potential sites suitable for a prison development which were each assessed against a pre-determined criteria.</p><p> </p><p>A revised Outline Planning Application for a new, modern category C prison at Full Sutton has been submitted to East Riding of Yorkshire planning authority and documents making up the application, will be publicly available on the local authority’s planning portal in the coming days.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to engage with local stakeholders as we develop our plans for the new prison which forms a crucial part of the department’s commitment to deliver modern, safe and decent accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/12/2018 17:41:35 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1024055

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Stockport
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 11 December 2018 to Question 198269 on Social Security Benefits: Stockport, for what reason his Department only provided figures for the years (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15; and if his Department will provide figures for the years (i) 2015-16, (ii) 2016-17 and (iii) 2017-18.
tabling member constituency	Stockport
tabling member printed	Ann Coffey
uin	201589
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the Answer to Question 198269, the data requested for the years 2015-16 to 2017-18 are published at www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics.</p><p> </p><p>Within that link is a further link:</p><p> </p><p>www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2018.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The data requested are provided further down that page at Tribunal Statistics CSV (April to June 2018) (zip file).</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 19/12/2018 14:26:39 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
tabling member	458 label Biography information for Ann Coffey

1024076

registered interest
date	12/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Dangerous Driving: Sentencing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when the Government plans to implement its proposals for longer sentences for drivers who cause death by (a) speeding, (b) racing and (c) using a mobile phone.
tabling member constituency	Clwyd South
tabling member printed	Susan Elan Jones
uin	201683
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>The government is committed to making sure that the courts have sufficient powers to deal with driving offences appropriately and proportionately.</p><p> </p><p>In the response to the consultation on driving offences and penalties relating to causing death or serious injury, published in 2017, the government proposed to increase the maximum penalties for causing death by dangerous driving and causing death by careless driving when under the influence of drink or drugs from 14 years’ imprisonment to life.</p><p> </p><p>We will bring forward proposals for changes in the law as soon as parliamentary time allows. These proposals will take account of, and incorporate, all of government’s proposals for safer roads, including any arising from the Department of Transport’s review of cycle safety.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/12/2018 17:45:47 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	3956 label Biography information for Susan Elan Jones

1023195

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: Industrial Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of health and safety conditions in prisons for staff.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	201103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>We do not underestimate the challenges faced by all staff working in prisons and continue to support our staff to help them maintain safe, decent and secure prisons. Standards of Health and Safety for prison staff are actively monitored, considered and acted upon on an ongoing basis. It is important to recognise that the health and safety of prison staff is closely influenced by the arrangements in place to manage the security, safety, conditions, behaviour and experience of prisoners in those same communities. Most recently, assessments relating to the risk of violence, fire safety, secondary impacts of drug misuse, staff wellbeing, infection and pandemic control and facilities are driving a range of improvement measures and activities that will influence prison staff’s experience of health and safety at their workplaces.</p><p> </p><p>In support of staff safety, we are now rolling out the use of PAVA spray and police style rigid bar handcuffs, which is in addition to other measures such as the increased staffing numbers and investment in drug and mobile phone detection should improve health and safety conditions in prisons.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 17/12/2018 17:46:39 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

1023246

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Prisons: East Riding
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential effect on local traffic levels of the proposed Category C prison at Full Sutton; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	201129
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2018 answer text <p>The department remains committed to previously announced plans, subject to planning approvals, value for money and affordability, to build six category C modern prisons which, along with the reorganisation of the existing estate, will provide the physical conditions for Governors to achieve better educational, training and rehabilitative outcomes.</p><p> </p><p>A revised Outline Planning Application for a new, modern category C prison at Full Sutton has been submitted to East Riding of Yorkshire planning authority and documents making up the application, including a thorough Traffic Assessment (TA), will be publicly available on the local authority’s planning portal in the coming days. The conclusion of the new TA, revised from the original iteration to account for the increase in capacity, is that the highway network surrounding the new prison is expected to continue to operate within capacity during both the construction and operational phases.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue to engage with local stakeholders as we develop our plans for the new prison which forms a crucial part of the department’s commitment to deliver modern, safe and decent accommodation.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 19/12/2018 14:31:22 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart previous answer version 92372 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight